In today’s world of tightening regulations and an evolving risk landscape, companies are facing increased pressure to comply with Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulations in order to avoid hefty fines, reputational risk and disruptions to their operations. Consequently, now more than ever, companies require assurance that their AML control framework is strong and tight enough to prevent and to detect instances where their business can be used to clean money or to finance terrorism.
Internal audit may provide this assurance to the company by assessing its AML control framework. It will also give the opportunity to the company to address any issues before they escalate or before they are detected by the competent authorities.